All of life involves time.
It is the only resource we have that is spent whether we decide to spend it or not. We do nothing, and will still spend our time on something.
We can use our time to acquire other resources
But time is the only real resource we have, and it is one of the equalizers for humanity. We all have the same amount of time each day and what we accomplish in life depends on what do with the time we have.
Why is time at such a premium? Why do we never seem to have enough of it? This article from the BBC sums it up quite well.
The summary is that we believe we have an infinite
We tend to increase our productivity by adding more tasks to our plate, and we look for ways to be able to handle more and more. The truth is there is a limit to human productivity.
The biggest limit of all, time.
We all have roughly the same amount of time each day, and there is only so much you can accomplish.
We try to increase our productivity by doing more, adding more tasks to our work load. But the truth about productivity is that we need to stop doing something so we can do a few things better. But to do something better, we need the time to do it well.
The questions we should be asking around our time, are not how can I get it all done. The question should be what do I need to be doing.
When I ask what do I need to be doing, then I can answer the question of where do I spend my time.
Instead of trying to do everything, figure out what you should/want to be doing, what are
Stop trying to be productive and decide to be valuable.